The Parker River National Widllife Refuge was established in 1971 and is home to more than 4,700 acres of wetlands, beaches, dunes, forests, bogs, salt marshes and mud flats.
—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
16 Sep. 2026
The annual event helps keep the state’s beaches and waterways clear of litter and debris.
Take a breather by the beach, where days are made for lingering on golden sands, discovering hidden coves, and relaxing to the tune of the rolling Mediterranean tide.
Designed by Maynooth University (MU), the milestone shows that microscopic strands of genetic code can execute math once reserved for electronic microchips.
The magnetic pull for those whose ultimate prize is privacy and connection to nature is towards gardens, forests, fields and beachfronts that stretch into the distance, delineating possibilities.
—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Perhaps the biggest draw of Port Aransas is its broad, walkable beachfronts with firm sand, gentle surf, and warm water that lasts well into the fall months.
—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
The birds mostly divide their time between remote northern bogs and muddy South American shores.
—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2026
Yemen, with Perim at the center, is becoming another potential front line in the confrontation between Washington and Tehran, and a reminder that the consequences of its war no longer stop at its shores.
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